All Strategy news – Page 335
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MetroJet A321 suffered internal high-energy event: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that a MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai a year ago had experienced high-energy damage to its fuselage skin from within.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Argentina's new CAA chief leads industry overhaul
Despite being Latin America’s second biggest country, Argentina never figured in the growth plans of the region’s airlines until recently when a new government took charge in late 2015 and overturned the previous administration’s protectionist aviation policies.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fresh Turkish challenges after Kotil's growth years
Turkish Airlines chief Temel Kotil is leaving behind a carrier which, after more than a decade under his leadership, is unrecognisable from the organisation he took over.
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IAG feels BA and Iberia yield pressure
Discounting the inclusion of Aer Lingus, acquired in August 2015, IAG’s passenger revenues at the nine-month point are down by 2.3% at constant currency.
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PICTURES: Qantas reveals 787 layout and brand tweak
Qantas has unveiled a premium-heavy layout for its Boeing 787-9s and a refresh of its iconic ‘flying kangaroo’ livery.
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Heathrow to consider third-runway ramp proposal
London Heathrow airport is examining the possibility of constructing its third runway on a ramp above the M25 motorway as opposed to tunnelling the road beneath the runway.
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PICTURE: SAS receives first A320neo
SAS Group has become the latest European operator of the Airbus A320neo, having taken delivery of its first aircraft.
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Dutch ministry weighs options for MH17 prosecution
Various alternatives remain under consideration for pursuing a prosecution of those accused of bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Has MAS finally solved its A380 problem?
Malaysia Airlines has found what could be the least-bad solution for its Airbus A380 conundrum: a separate subsidiary carrier focusing on religious pilgrimage charter flights to Saudi Arabia.
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INSIGHT FROM AEROPROFESSIONAL: Airlines need to fund pilot training
It’s time to address the elephant in the room. We’ve got a pilot skills shortage on our hands, and it isn’t going anywhere. In fact, if it’s not addressed now, it will only get progressively worse.
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Fatal Malta accident involved US-registered Merlin IV
Maltese authorities have identified the aircraft which crashed at Malta airport as a US-registered Fairchild Merlin IV.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Where next in the hunt for MH370?
More than two and a half years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing, none of the search organisations trying to locate the main area of the Boeing 777-200’s wreckage is voicing confidence. So where does the multinational search effort for the aircraft – and the 239 people lost with ...
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PICTURE: Kuwait Airways unveils new livery on 777-300ER
Kuwait Airways has unveiled a modernised livery on the Gulf carrier’s first Boeing 777-300ER.
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Belgian authority probes 'near collision' at Brussels
Belgian investigators have opened a probe following an airprox incident at Brussels in which a flight apparently departed without clearance.
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MAS to use A380s for pilgrimages, up seats to 700
Malaysia Airlines will transfer its six Airbus A380 aircraft to a subsidiary carrier focused on religious pilgrimage flights, and greatly boost total seating capacity.
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Alaska pushes back 737 Max deliveries until 2018
Alaska Airlines has pushed back delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max from late 2017 to early 2018, says the carrier's chief financial officer Brandon Pedersen.
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Copa launches new LCC to stem Colombia losses
Panama’s Copa Holdings has unveiled a new low-cost carrier, Wingo, as it aims to turn its loss-making Colombian operations around.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: KLM chief executive Pieter Elbers
From his office at KLM's headquarters in suburban Amstelveen, chief executive Pieter Elbers can look out some 5km across Amsterdam Forest to the city's Schiphol gateway, though only the control tower is visible above the trees.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: SIA and the Asia-Pacific interiors arms race
In 2007, Singapore Airlines (SIA) revealed a startling innovation: a first class “suite” with a lie-flat bed and privacy partitions in the world’s largest and most prestigious airliner, the Airbus A380. The new product, along with updated business and economy classes, set it apart as a leader in cabin interiors. ...
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Korean Air expands business jet charter unit
Korean Air has expanded its private jet charter operation following the arrival of a new Gulfstream G650ER.